ZIP Code 29487

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Charleston County, South Carolina.

Population: 2,702
Median household income: $93,480
Median home value: $442,100

Covering part of Charleston County, South Carolina, ZIP Code 29487 has about 2,702 residents. Its median household income of $93,480 runs above the Charleston County figure of $84,320.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 29487's population declined 7.1% from 2,910 to 2,702, while its median gross rent rose 37.5% from $1,025 to $1,409.

84.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1989.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,702
Median age: 48.8 yrs
Median household income: $93,480
Median home value: $442,100
Median gross rent: $1,409
Housing units: 1,266
Homeownership rate: 90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,9102,702

Median household income

$56,250$93,480

Median home value

$230,300$442,100

Median gross rent

$1,025$1,409

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,910	$56,250	$230,300	$1,025
2020	2,693	$70,000	$325,900	$1,164
2021	2,504	$69,706	$346,400	$1,147
2022	2,302	$74,966	$328,100	$1,404
2023	2,702	$93,480	$442,100	$1,409

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.2%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 243.0%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6418.1%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5	0.2%
5 to 17	499	18.5%
18 to 24	81	3.0%
25 to 34	278	10.3%
35 to 44	442	16.4%
45 to 54	220	8.1%
55 to 64	490	18.1%
65 to 74	380	14.1%
75 and over	307	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,564	57.9%
Black or African American	843	31.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1	0.0%
Two or more races	86	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	208	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate24.4%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree27.5%

Graduate or professional degree13.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	163	7.7%
High school graduate	516	24.4%
Some college or associate's	574	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	582	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	282	13.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 42 min

Drove alone64.7%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home23.8%

Other means5.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	861	64.7%
Carpooled	50	3.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	1.1%
Bicycle	19	1.4%
Worked from home	317	23.8%
Other means	68	5.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	219	21.6%
15 to 29 min	120	11.8%
30 to 44 min	450	44.4%
45 to 59 min	82	8.1%
60+ min	142	14.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 5.0% (136 of 2,702)

	Count	Share
Family households	791	74.4%
Nonfamily households	272	25.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,063	84.0%
Vacant	203	16.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	963	90.6%
Renter-occupied	100	9.4%

1-unit, detached84.9%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,075	84.9%
1-unit, attached	5	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	186	14.7%

ZIP Code 29487

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